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Back to SearchAdding Tension, Conflict and Stakes to a Novel That's Not Working
Season 12 Episode 8
In today's Books With Hooks, Carly and CeCe look at two critiques each, discussing the importance of using sharp specifics and strong interiority; en…
3 years, 5 months ago
Inciting Incidents and Key Events
Season 12 Episode 7
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe each look at one submitted query letter, after which they each discuss a query letter that they ended up …
3 years, 5 months ago
Bonus Episode: We Answer Your Questions, Give You Comp Titles, and Chat with Susie Yang
Season 12
In today's Bonus Episode, Carly and CeCe answer all your questions and Emilie Sommer from East City Book Shop gives you comp titles. After which, CeC…
3 years, 5 months ago
Why You Don't Need an MFA to Become a Better Writer
Season 12 Episode 6
In today's Books with Hooks, Jael Richardson (author of Gutter Child) joins Carly and CeCe to critique query letters. During the segment, they discus…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Process When Publishers Acquire a Novel & How to Make Yourself More Marketable
Season 12 Episode 5
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe are joined by Jennifer and David, two authors who submitted their work for consideration. During the segm…
3 years, 5 months ago
Fleshing Out All of Your Characters, Including the Antagonists
Season 12 Episode 4
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe each review two query letters, in the process discussing overexplaining and taking the readers out of the…
3 years, 6 months ago
Including Diversity in Your Writing & Always Thinking About Your Reader
Season 12 Episode 3
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe discuss being clear about your age category and details of the plot; keeping the query letter short; fles…
3 years, 6 months ago
How to Know if You're the Right Person to Tell a Story
Season 12 Episode 2
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe discuss keeping secrets from the reader vs. keeping them from the character; choosing a variety of compar…
3 years, 6 months ago
Bonus Episode: We Answer Your Questions and Give You Comps
Season 12
In today's Bonus Episode, Bianca, Carly and CeCe answer all your burning questions about writing and publishing.
After which, Bianca chats with Eliza…
3 years, 6 months ago
How to Stop Talking to Ourselves and Start Talking to Our Readers
Season 12 Episode 1
In today's Books with Hooks, we're joined by guest agent, Emmy Nordstrom-Higdon from Westwood Creative Artists who looks at four submissions. During …
3 years, 6 months ago